Rooms-Katholieke

The Rooms-Katholieke party was a liberal political party in the Netherlands that existed from 1848 to 1936. The party consisted of members of the Catholic minority of the Netherlands, who tended to be more liberal than the conservative Protestant majority. The party supported the complete deregulation of business, religious moralism, limited citizenship for immigrants, and decreasing funding for the military. The Rooms-Katholieke party was one of the most important liberal parties in the 19th century Netherlands, allying with the Liberal Party of the Netherlands during elections.